Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart

Borussia Monchengladbach host Stuttgart in alopsided clash between third and 15th. The match will be played at Borussia-Park, with the home team lookingto extend their great start to the season. Monchengladbach, who arehaving their best start to a Bundesliga season in 6 seasons, have collected 26 points from 13 games. They lie 10 points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund, albeit with a game in hand.

Stuttgart have struggled to string results together, and have only garnered 3 wins out of 13 league games. They have been beaten 8 times, and have collected 11 points in total. Stuttgart are only two points above bottom placed Fortuna, and may be dead last next weekend if results do not go their way. They have recently stirred from the slump, with six points from their last three leaguegames. Even though they bagged a late winner against a similarly poorly performing Augsburg side, they face a run of difficult fixtures that might consolidate their relegation position further.

The clash features the third best attack versus
the fourth worst defence. Monchengladbach has notched 30 goals in the
league and conceding 16 goals. Only high flying Dortmund have a
better goal difference than this season’s surprise outfit. On the
other hand, Stuttgart have fared rather badly. They have scored the
league lowest tally, with a mere 9 goals. They have also conceeded 26
goals in their games, and have the third worst goal difference in the
division.

Stuttgart will have to overcome their travel
worries to get a positive outcome at Borussia-Park. They have won
only one away game from the 7 they have played. If resultsin away
games against RB Leizpig, Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffeheim are anything
to go by, they will struggle to break down a tough Monchengladbach
side. They won against Ausburg and managed a draw against Nurnberg,
while keeping clean sheets in both games. However, none of the sides
has had the quality of the in-form Monchengladbach side in attack.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart TIP: HOME WIN

Monchengladbach have scored at least three goals
in their last four home games. They are scoring for fun at Borussia
Park, with Thorgan Hazard and summer signing Alassane Plea combining
for 16 goals so far. However, they are facing a high amount of shots,
with their goalkeeper Yann Sommer having made the most number of
saves. 83% of Monchengladbach’s home games across all competitions
this season have featured at least 3 goals.

Stuttgart will not be fazed by a Monchengladbach
side that has only kept a clean sheet in one third of all their
games. The last tie between the sides ended in a 1-0 win for
Stuttgart, who defied Monchengladbach’s eight game streak against
them. Both sides will lack the services of squad players such as
Jonas Hoffman and Borna Sosa, who are sidelined with injury, but have
enough quality for a great game on Sunday.